A park ranger at Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo died Thursday after an attack at a ranger post, park officials said.
Source: Ranger killed in park attack in Democratic Republic of Congo
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11 amazing UNESCO World Heritage sites in danger of disappearing forever; Angela Orlando; Matador Network
A world without okapi would be a very sad place.
Source: 11 amazing UNESCO World Heritage sites in danger of disappearing forever
Null and void? CoMiCo’s oil aspirations in DRC; Global Witness
An opaque Guernsey-owned company’s oil contract threatening Salonga National Park in Democratic Republic Congo could be null and void, according to our legal analysis.
Source: Null and void? CoMiCo’s oil aspirations in DRC | Global Witness
Congo to Destroy UNESCO World Heritage Sites in search for Oil; Sebastiane Ebatamehi; African Exponent
Aww: Man Comforts Gorilla Who Just Lost His Mom; Cyber Breeze
We all know that losing a parent can be one of the most tragic days of a person’s life. This photo that was taken by photographer Phil Moore shows us that that the feelings of loss and sadness that come with losing a mother aren’t limited to the human species. Read on to find out […]
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Prioritises Oil Over Conservation; Duncan E Omondi Gumba; All Africa
Analysis – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has decided to degazette parts of two UNESCO World Heritage Sites to allow for oil drilling. Environmentalists have reacted sharply to the decision to open up Virunga and Salonga national parks – a move that is likely to jeopardise a regional treaty on the protection of Africa’s most biodiverse wildlife habitat and the endangered mountain gorilla.
Source: Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Prioritises Oil Over Conservation
Congo says it will open two national parks up to oil drilling; Amedee Mwarabu; Reuters
Democratic Republic of Congo’s government said on Friday that it has decided to open up parts of Virunga and Salonga National Parks, home to mountain gorillas, bonobos and other rare species, to oil drilling.
DRC: Oil drilling allowed in last refuge of ‘Critically Endangered’ apes; Down To Earth
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The UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to half the world’s mountain gorillas
Source: DRC: Oil drilling allowed in last refuge of ‘Critically Endangered’ apes
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Will Open Virunga, Salonga Parks to Oil Companies; Deutsche Welle
Kinshasa has defended its right to declassify sections of the parks over the protests of environmental activists. The two UNESCO World Heritage sites are home to countless rare plants and animals.
Source: Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Will Open Virunga, Salonga Parks to Oil Companies
Not For Sale: Congo’s forests must be protected from the fossil fuels industry; Global Witness
The largest protected tropical rainforest in Africa – Salonga National Park in Democratic Republic of Congo – is at risk from oil exploration thanks to a secretive deal with an opaque company.
As we have previously revealed, the Democratic Republic of Congo government is attempting to reclassify swathes of two UNESCO protected World Heritage Sites – Salonga and Virunga National Parks – to allow oil exploration to take place. In our new investigation, we shine a light on the opaque ownership and secret deals of one company that potentially stands to gain from government attempts to open up the area to oil, COMICO, which was allocated an oil block that partially overlaps Salonga National Park.
We expose how individuals involved in the original deal to purchase these controversial oil rights include a politically connected individual, a convicted fraudster, a businessman embroiled in the Brazilian ‘Car Wash’ scandal and mysterious shell companies.
Moreover, the details of the contract remain unknown, in contravention of Congo’s own oil law.
Read more from source: Not For Sale: Congo’s forests must be protected from the fossil fuels industry | Global Witness
